For decades, Silicon Valley has been synonymous with ambitious startups and a work culture that turns ideas into companies at remarkable speed. This is why a group of students from the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts spends six weeks in San Jose, exploring the particularities that make this region the most important tech hub in the world.

JJ Lake Business Center – Arrival at the co-working space

Lynqage Tech Inc. – A start-up optimizing data movement for AI infrastructures

SalesForce Tower – Top floor visit

Topgolf – Leisure event with project providers

Computer History Museum – Experience the digital revolution through time

AMD Visit – Campus tour and Q&A with Jerry Wong

Physical Intelligence and AI Infra – VC insights and founder pitches on AI moving into the physical world, hosted by WeShine

Robotics Fair 2026 – Silicon Valley’s biggest interactive robotics & AI event, with the Lobster Cup competition and talks by Stanford, NVIDIA and Google researchers

California State Assembly – Introduction to US politics with Mary Anne Groen

Adobe – Visiting the HQ

San Francisco City Hall – Open discussion about San Francisco governance

Odoo – Visiting an erp & crm company with start-up mentality

Plug and Play – A start-up accelerator also working with swiss universities

Stanford University – A tour by an actual Stanford student

During their stay, the students also gain firsthand insights from speakers who have lived and worked in this environment for years. In parallel, each team delivers a real project for a local company, applying the theory directly to a live business challenge.